Obituaries For Saturday, January 5, 2012

Last updated on Saturday, January 05, 2013

The following obituaries were received for Saturday -

Stanley Cobb - Bedford

Stanley Cobb, 77 , of Bedford, passed away on January 3, 2013 at 1:57 p.m. at Garden Villa in Bedford. He was born in Bedford on February 17, 1935 to Henry & Ollie (Childers) Cobb, Stanley married Phyllis Ann Sparks on April 7, 1956 and she preceded him in death on May 28, 2000.

Stanley worked as a Railroad Engineer for over 40 years for CSX and Monon Railway; he was a member of the Oolitic VFW Post #1686

Survivors include: one son, Doug Cobb and his wife Becky, of Bedford; two grandchildren, Cassidy Cobb, of Bedford and Sean Cobb, of Lanesville; one great grandchild, Hunter Cobb, of Bedford; two sisters, Marie Fields, of Florida and Maggie Jones, of Bedford; one brother, Claude E. Cobb, of Waverly.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife Phyllis Ann Cobb; son Michael Cobb, five brothers, Arthur, Perry, Leonard, Matt and Ed Cobb.

Born July 1, 1964 in Bedford, he was the son of Charles Ronnie Bridges and Edna (Poll) Bridges. He married Wanda Jo Hill on May 13, 1995, and she survives. He had worked at Elliott Stone Co. for 6 years and then Victor Oolitic Stone Co. for 20 years, retiring in 2011. He was a graduate of Bedford North Lawrence High School. He had attended Limestone Baptist Church, Bedford; was an avid league bowler and was a hunter, fisherman and softball player.